China and the GATT Agreement on Government Procurement

Abstract

This Article examines the relationship of the GATT to China in the context of the Agreement on Government Procurement. To date, the relation of this particular part of the GATT to China seems to have been ignored by the literature.2" This Article seeks to identify the broad issues raised by the prospect of China's accession to the Agreement and to recommend possible solutions in order to set a framework for future discussion. In Section II, the article sets forth a brief analysis of the Agreement on Government Procurement. In Section IMI, it then examines whether China, based on its legal and economic structure, could become a party to this agreement. In Section IV, the Article suggests possible methods for dealing with accession to the Agreement by China.